“I’m going to give him some time to figure some things out, and this should be resolved by Friday,” Pastner told the newspaper late Wednesday night. “This is nothing regarding the law or any rules broken.

“I can only say that this internal matter will be resolved by Friday. I’m giving him time to get things figured out.”

Black, a 6-9 junior from Memphis, is averaging 10.6 points and 5.0 rebounds this season as the Tigers have stumbled out of the gate with a 3-2 record and dropped out of the top 25.

After playing UT-Martin on Thursday, the Tigers have six days before playing again, vs. MAC favorite Ohio on Dec. 5.